In Friday's league outing, the Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL), by a margin of 60-22.

The Hawks (23-2) will now prepare for their outing against Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains, IL). The Cardinals enter the non-league match with a 19-5 record. In their last match, Pleasant Plains crushed Williamsville (Williamsville, IL), 47-32, in a league match.

With the defeat, Paxton-Buckley-Loda moves to 4-19 on the year. The Panthers travel to Athens (Athens, IL) to meet the Warriors in a non-league match on Saturday, February 4. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 14-12. Athens won 51-42 in their recent league match against Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)